PPS: The speed in "x" for USB sticks is equal to the speed in "x" for CDs. The speed in "x" for DVDs differs, instead of x * 150KB it should be x * 1385KB for DVDs, but my information and my mathematics might be completely wrong.
> PS: > > >>> Hi Ralf, >>> >>> The instructions you found are to install Ubuntu ON a USB stick, which >>> is not so useful in my opinion, because of speed issues. >>> > > Oops I did it again ;), I should read a little bit slower ... > > You're right, especially the stick I ordered is a slow one. > > Intenso Rainbow-Line USB 2.0 Stick 8GB > Read 10,2 MB/sec > Write 5 MB/sec > > That means > > 10,2 * 1024 = 104448 > 104448 / 150 = 69,632 > > Read 70x > > 5 * 1024 = 5120 > 5120 / 150 = 34,133 > > Write 34x > > I guess good USB sticks are able to read 120x or 200x. But I guess it's > fast enough to demonstrate Non-Linux-Users a Linux without the > limitations of a Live-CD when I visit them and to have a Linux for > myself, when I'm not at home. > > I hope I didn't made a mistake, another stick, > http://www.reichelt.de/?;ACTION=3;LA=0;GROUPID=3440;ARTICLE=83429;APE=0;sid=...@lk4qwqar0aahv0qk480a912967e5ef095cdb736e6d2dcdb28, > from Maxell has the specification 72x, but without the information if > it's for write and/or read. I trusted in the information of the Intenso > stick and "my mathematics" that hopefully are correct. >
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